Weekend Concert Series
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
Sunday, November 12, 2023 1:30 pm
CALDERWOOD HALL
Sunday, November 12, 2023 1:30 pm
CALDERWOOD HALL
J. S. Bach - Suite No. 2 in D minor for solo cello (c. 1723)
Gaspar Cassado - Suite for solo cello (1926)
Benjamin Britten - Suite No. 1 for solo cello (1964)
Edmund Finnis - Five Preludes for solo cello (2021)
Gwilym Simcock - Prayer for the Senses (2022)
Leo Brouwer - Sonata No. 2 for solo cello (2023)
The Gardner is thrilled to welcome cello superstar Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Calderwood Hall for his Sunday Concert Series debut. The 24-year-old cello prodigy is perhaps most well known for playing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. More importantly, in 2016 he was the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician award. In addition to classic and contemporary works for solo cello, his program includes a cello sonata by legendary Cuban guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer, written specifically for him.
Sheku Kenneh-Mason, Cello, Photographer: Ollie Ali.
August 16 - 22, 2023
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